A Chinese model enthusiast has built a real-life Batmobile - for just £7,000.

Businessman Li Weilei, 26, painstakingly put together the two-ton model with four mechanics in a quiet residential workshop in Shanghai.

The remarkable replica is almost identical to Bruce Wayne's wheels in the Dark Knight trilogy, with just one crucial difference - it doesn't have an engine.

Scrapheap challenge: One of the mechanics puts the finishing touches to 26-year-old Li Weilei's remarkable Batmobile replica. The model cost just £7,000 to make, though there is one hitch - it doesn't have an engine

Spot the difference: The real-life Batmobile used in the Dark Knight films - which cost considerably more

Instead the enthusiasts have had to move their creation about using a professional scrapyard hoist.

The five friends put together the model at a workshop in the Minhang district, where photos of the creation alongside cyclists and passers-by quickly went viral online.